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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Griffin is 4!




I can't believe my oldest is 4!! Griffin is one of the sweetest, smartest and funniest kids I have ever seen.









He has taken to being a big brother so so well, and he truly loves it. He is so helpful with Grady and has rarely gotten jealous so far. Seeing him play this role has been one of my absolute favorite joys in life.












He is so independent now. The other day I realized he can go in the kitchen, get a cup, select ice on the fridge door and get ice, then select water and fill up his cup. When did he get so self sufficient?! He can brush his teeth with real toothpaste now, and get himself completely dressed (minus tying shoes or buttoning buttons).






(This is him "preaching" the Hav, Bro, daddy and me earlier this year. How cute?!)


We took him to his first play, and he LOVED it!


This summer he completely surprised us by being all about rides at Beech Bend! He made us ride the big swings a zillion times, and the kids drop ride is his new favorite. He has a love for rides like his mommy & daddy! Yay!












Little man love loves loves to sing and dance, and he has become obsessed with those "unboxing" YouTube videos:

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He is a hoot!! Griffin Alan we love you fiercely! You have brought so much joy and love to us. We thank our Lord for you.

And to start tracking from year to year, and Here are his answers to some questions about himself:


  • Favorite food: cheese and broccoli

  • Favorite activity: crafts, Play-doh, talk a lot, sing a lot, sleep a lot, be lazy

  • Favorite place: Chuy's, church,

  • Dream job: a nurse because they help people, a superhero

  • Funniest thing: when someone says a funny joke and I start to laugh!, when my friends(Gavin, Lilli, or Chase) burp and I start to laugh

  • Best friend: Lilli- because sometimes she says funny words and I laugh, Easton- because he burps and toots, Eli because he is that's all

  • Where do you live: In a house

  • What does heaven look like: like the sky when you are on earth, and also Mema is in heaven

  • What is momma's job: You work at western and make money for the bank

  • What is daddy's job: to work at Servpro and take money to the bank too

  • What animal: elephant bc they have a trunk they can spray water out of

  • What will you be when you grow up: a singer like haven and bro

  • Favorite Color: blue

  • Favorite Toy: toy microphone

  • Favorite Instrument: my guitar

  • Favorite Game: heads up

  • Favorite Holiday: Christmas because of presents




Something funny from this last year I don't want to forget:


  •  "Am I cut off?" & "Last call": Pretty funny things to hear in a non-drinking household eh?! Earlier this year, we started having to cut Griffin off from eating and drinking around 7:30. He quickly caught on and these are the phrases you will hear in our house nightly. Hahaha One night, Mr.Pate had just gotten home late and was offering Griffin and I some of the food he had picked up. Griffin, without skipping a beat and while perched on the arm of the couch watching a show, turns and matter-of-factly states, "Well, I'm cut off." and went back to the show. Hahaha It was so funny in person. 




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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Week in Review {7/4-7/11}

We spent our 4th fitting in as much fun as possible for one day!

Beech Bend (see previous post), a nap, then the Hot Rods and fireworks after!



Sunday we had our last service at Bristow Elementary (I'll post on that sometime soon). Then I headed out to the lake for Suits & Sun 2015 with my girls!






We had a wonderful time, and Mr.Pate totally rocked two kids alone.



I came back Monday night and we watched Night at the Museum 3. It was ok, but definitely not as cute as the others.

Tuesday we headed to Parking Lot Party again, then got sonic treats in a downpour :-)

Wednesday we caught up on housework and went to Jackson Grove to setup church stuff.





Thursday was bible study.

Friday we had pizza and playtime at home. We redecorated Griffins room with superheroes...











Saturday morning, Griffin and I rocked some go fish over coffee/crushed ice. Ha!


And Saturday we went to Cayslee's 2nd Birthday Party- how is she already 2!?!!














Then KneKne took the kiddos to Gallatin for some quality time! So I worked on birthday party decorations with Gammy Becky (she is outdoing herself once again with super cute decor!). After that we went to Novo Dolce for a date night. Yummo!

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Saturday, July 4, 2015

Happy 4th!

We had a great 4th of July! We decided to try and get in some good time at Beech Bend finally, so we went there Friday and Saturday. We did the amusement park rides Friday then headed home and had a movie night! Griffin has been asking to have one, so we were finally able to deliver. We watched the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which was a little much for him probably. He liked it but woke up this morning telling me he was afraid of the dark and tunnels. Oops.

This morning we headed back to Beech Bend to do the water park. First we had to ride the swings again, which is Griffins new favorite. After that they headed to the log ride to get wet! Griffin loved it.


In the water park we did the lazy river, played in the wave pool, and Griffin even went down several of the kids slides too! Wish I had a pic of that! After the water park we headed home for nap. Then we went back to ride some rides again. We grabbed some dinner and then went to the Hot Rods Game! They did a big fireworks show after too!




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VBS 2015

A church in our area asked us to partner with them for VBS this year. It worked out great because a lot of the kids we hang out with at Parking Lot party came, so we got a lot of quality time with them.
I was with the preschool, so that's the only group I have pictures of. Loved getting to love on and invest in these kiddos. And I loved getting to pick up and drop kids off, so we had lots of time to talk.

Yay summer fun!












































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